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  1. TrinitySouth99

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    Very sorry to hear that. :(
     
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    Unfortunately, something so easily avoidable like this happens every few years. I attribute it to Marquette being a college town (as you very well know, but not other readers).

    Very sad.
     
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    Yeah, my first thought was a college kid watching his first November gale storm, but it was a man in his 60s from Calumet. He certainly understood the power of the big lake. Maybe just too comfortable vs being naive.
     
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    Thank you, this is not easy.
     
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    Excellent news! The two gentlemen have been found.

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    TrinitySouth99, Nov 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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    Overconfidence has killed before, and will again.

    I looked up the incident. Apparently he was taking photos. Being a photographer myself, I understand the temptation, but there's times getting close just isn't worth it.
     
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    :hair:

    Stepped out the front door last night and saw a dark spider with orange on belly. My eyesight sucks so I could not see shape of orange and reacted before I would have bent down to look anyway. Got it, slipper/concrete death. Pretty sure it's a Brown Widow. I've only ever known Black Widows out west which look different, but after googling, the one on the right:

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    Turns out bug bombs are not effective on Widows :eek:
     
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    Interesting. I've never heard of a brown widow before. Looking it up, apparently they are not really harmful to people, and they don't have anywhere near as much venom as black widows.
     
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    Hauled in some silver maple to burn. I detest the stuff and will continue to vengefuly stuff it in the stove until it's gone and never get more of it
     
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    Good, my computer is in the garage.
     
    wildwest, Nov 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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    Can anyone say which is best for storing 1+GB externally from computer? SSD or Hard drive?
     
    wildwest, Nov 8, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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    SSD are much better, but cost more. There's moving parts in a hard drive.
     
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    Glad to hear
     
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    Thanks!!
     
    wildwest, Nov 8, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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    I meant 100+ GB
     
    wildwest, Nov 8, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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    Thats tragic. I've done some stupid things in Marquette just getting off the ore ship when I worked on the Great Lakes. Had nothing to do with the university.
     
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    Personally, if you can afford it, I'd get one that can hold a TB. Pictures add up rapidly. I have two 1TB external backup drives from years and years ago - back when they were fairly cheap. I still have room on them to keep backing up even though the computers I got them (one being a 2013 laptop) for are no longer in use.
     
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    I got to see some big trees yesterday in an old growth cedar grove near Kootenay Lake in BC. We also took the ferry across the lake.

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    I don’t mind one day in the big city once every couple years. We find some amazing food and usually have a good time considering. Spent some time in Central Park. Some monster oaks in there. Friend knows someone that has worked at the Statue of Liberty for 20 some years and we got complimentary passes to go up in the pedestal. Pretty neat.
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    There’s a spiral staircase that goes up to the crown.

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    New Jork City. :rofl: :lol:
     
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